Hamas, a militant militia that routed forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said it is opposed to the permanent peace deal the President is trying to work out with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The latest round of peace negotiations failed when Mr. Abbas withdrew after Israel launched a series of raids on Gaza in December, 2008.

“Israel is reluctant to agree to the deployment of such a force. First, in light of the failures in southern Lebanon, it does not have much faith in multinational forces,” wrote Yaakov Katz in a news analysis for the “Post.”